DP List: Top 5 yard sales in Hampton Roads

Birds chirp, flowers bud and bargains make their way onto driveways as yard sale season lures shoppers out into the wee hours of the morning most spring Saturdays.

Aside from a bargain, Savvy Shopper reader Denise Pons reminds us that yard sale shopping can be a great way to reuse and recycle materials.

She suggests looking for vintage milk bottles to use as unique flower vases.

"For 25 cents, you can give someone a really neat gift," she says. "You can also pick up a few extra plates or dishes to use for potlucks, baking pans for casseroles for sick friends, or search for items that might be valuable to a local nonprofit. I have also picked up nice baking pans, cookie pans, Corning ware for friend's kids that are heading off to college or just starting out; it saves them a lot of money outfitting a new apartment."

Here are some of the community yard sales that are not to be missed. The Daily Press will publish a more comprehensive list of yard sales on Sunday, April 20. Make sure your sale is included by emailing the details to npaitsel@dailypress.com by Friday, April 11.

Ford's Colony. The upscale community sale will take place Saturday, March 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Historic Triangle Community Center, 312 Waller Mill Road, Williamsburg.

Kingsmill. This popular sale has been known to draw thousands of shoppers to the Busch Gardens overflow parking lot. This year the sale will take place Saturday, March 22 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Kiln Creek. This large Newport News community hosts its annual spring sale on Saturday, April 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The rain date is April 12.

Hilton Village. Bring your wagons to this community yard sale, where it is more advantageous to park and walk than drive. This year, the spring sale is scheduled for April 26.

Virginia's Longest Yard Sale. And, not to be missed, "Virginia's Longest Yard Sale" will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 7, in Mathews County. Organized by the county, the communitywide "yard, barn and collectibles sale" will stretch for miles across various spots. Shoppers can pick up a map of participating locations at the county's visitor center, 239 Main St., Mathews. For more information, go to visitmathews.com or call 804-725-4229.

If you're really up for a yard sale adventure, plan a trip along the "World's Longest Yard Sale," which takes place across 690 miles in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.

The sale will take place from Aug. 7-10 this year. Visit 127yardsale.com for more information.

Paitsel can be reached at 757-247-4737.

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